Erste Group Bank Raises Earnings Estimates for Ryanair

Ryanair Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:RYAAY) – Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Ryanair in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 12th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $4.88 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.87. Erste Group Bank has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ryanair’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Ryanair in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Evercore upgraded shares of Ryanair from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Ryanair from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.67.

Ryanair Stock Up 5.1%

NASDAQ:RYAAY opened at $56.09 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. Ryanair has a one year low of $52.53 and a one year high of $74.24. The company has a market cap of $29.21 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 39,929,929 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,884,834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,464,742 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 31,051,257 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,241,612,000 after purchasing an additional 312,323 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,304,889 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $527,341,000 after acquiring an additional 985,939 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 5,752,264 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $332,480,000 after acquiring an additional 185,110 shares during the period. Finally, Metropolis Capital Ltd lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd now owns 3,949,246 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $228,266,000 after acquiring an additional 385,444 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

About Ryanair

Ryanair Holdings plc is an Irish low-cost airline group headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1984, the company grew into one of Europe’s largest budget carriers by offering point-to-point scheduled passenger services with an emphasis on low fares, high aircraft utilization and rapid turnaround times. Ryanair serves a broad network across Europe and nearby regions, focusing on both intra-European leisure travel and short-haul business routes.

The group primarily operates a single-type fleet based on the Boeing 737 family, supplemented by a mix of in-house and subsidiary airlines that help serve different markets and regulatory environments.